World Superbikes – Argentina Results and Qatar TV Times

By Stephen Lamb

Riding for over twenty years, past bikes include a '95 Suzuki GSX600F (which he dropped in the first minute of ownership) and an '04 Yamaha FZ6 Fazer, Steve currently has a '16 Ducati Scrambler Classic, a MASH/ZNEN City Cruise 125 Scooter and is still (very slowly) building a '94 Yamaha SR125 'brat tracker'. Steve puts himself in the shoes of the average biker.

Posted 24/10/2019 16:16 UK

It's the last round of the season this weekend (wow, where did that year go?) and the runners and riders are heading to the Middle East and the Motul Qatar Round at the desert circuit of Losail, Doha.

The fight for the main WSBK crown may have been wrapped up, but in World Supersport it's all still on the line with just 22 points separating the Bardahl Yamaha teammates Randy Krummenacher and Federico Caricasulo, and third placed Jules Cluzel on the GMT94 Yamaha. With 25 points available this weekend, the racing is sure to be fast and frantic.

In case you missed the last race in Argentina, here's the top five finishers in each of the races:

World Superbikes

Race One

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Alvaro Bautista (SPA)	Ducati V4R	35'38.957
2	Jonathan Rea (GBR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	+1.562
3	Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	+3.327
4	Michael Van Der Mark (NED)	Yamaha YZF-R1	+16.996
5	Alex Lowes (GBR)	Yamaha YZF-R1	+22.535

Superpole Race

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jonathan Rea (GBR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	16'23.270
2	Alvaro Bautista (SPA)	Ducati V4R	+2.140
3	Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	+3.682
4	Chaz Davies (GBR)	Ducati V4R	+5.549
5	Alex Lowes (GBR)	Yamaha YZF-R1	+8.322

Race Two

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jonathan Rea (GBR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	34'33.478
2	Chaz Davies (GBR)	Ducati V4R	+5.158
3	Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)	Kawasaki ZX-10RR	+14.511
4	Michael Van Der Mark (NED)	Yamaha YZF-R1	+17.046
5	Alvaro Bautista (SPA)	Ducati V4R	+17.771

World Supersport

Pos	Rider	Bike	Time
1	Jules Cluzel	Yamaha YZF-R6	32'45.310
2	Lucas Mahias (FRA)	Kawasaki ZX-6R	+2.406
3	Isaac Vinales (SPA)	Yamaha YZF-R6	+3.473
4	Corentin Perolari (FRA)	Yamaha YZF-R6	+5.700
5	Federico Caricasulo	Yamaha YZF-R6	+5.768

So, heading into the final round, here's how the Championship tables stand:

WSBK Rider's Championship Table (Top 10)

POS	RIDER	BIKE	PTS	NEXT	LEADER
1	Jonathan Rea (GBR)	Kawasaki	601	-	-
2	Alvaro Bautista (SPA)	Ducati	460	141	141
3	Alex Lowes (GBR)	Yamaha	305	155	296
4	Michael Van Der Mark (NED)	Yamaha	304	1	297
5	Toprak Razgatlioglu (TUR)	Kawasaki	299	5	302
6	Leon Haslam (GBR)	Kawasaki	257	42	344
7	Chaz Davies (GBR)	Ducati	249	8	352
8	Tom Sykes (GBR)	BMW	219	30	382
9	Marco Melandri (ITA)	Yamaha	173	46	428
10	Jordi Torres (↑4)	Kawasaki	132	41	469

WSSP Rider's Championship Table (Top 10)

POS	RIDER	BIKE	PTS	NEXT	LEADER
1	Randy Krummenacher (SWI)	Yamaha	202	-	-
2	Federico Caricasulo (ITA)	Yamaha	194	8	8
3	Jules Cluzel (FRA)	Yamaha	180	14	22
4	Lucas Mahias (FRA)	Kawasaki	143	37	59
5	Hikari Okubo (JPN)	Kawasaki	97	46	105
6	Raffaele De Rosa (ITA)	Yamaha	92	5	110
7	Thomas Grandinger (AUT)	MV Agusta	86	6	116
8	Isaac Vinales (SPA) (↑1)	Yamaha	81	5	121
9	Corentin Perolari (FRA) (↓1)	Yamaha	81	-	121
10	Ayrton Badovini (ITA)	Kawasaki	59	22	143

WSSP300 Rider's Championship Table (Top 10)

POS	RIDER	BIKE	PTS	NEXT	LEADER
1	Manuel Gonzales (SPA)	Kawasaki	148	-	-
2	Ana Carrasco (SPA)	Kawasaki	106	42	42
3	Scott Deroue (NED)	Kawasaki	106	-	42
4	Andy Verdoia (FRA)	Yamaha	89	17	59
5	Victor Steeman (NED)	KTM	69	20	79
6	Marc Garcia (SPA)	Kawasaki	68	1	80
7	Jan-Ole Jahnig (GER)	KTM	61	7	87
8	Galang Hendra Pratam (INA)	Yamaha	55	6	93
9	Hugo De Cancellis (FRA)	Yamaha	47	8	101
10	Nick Kalinin (EST)	Kawasaki	47	-	101

The season concludes at the Motul Qatar Round at the Losail International Circuit, Doha, Qatar, a 5.380KM track, comprising ten right-hand and six left-hand corners and a 1.07KM straight.

Saturday is the main race day this weekend, so everything is brought forward a day. TV coverage is split between Eurosport 1 for live action, and Eurosport 2 and free-to-air ITV4 for highlights later in the week, as follows:

Friday 25^th October 2019
LIVE – Qualifying and Race 1	15:00 – 19:15	Eurosport 2
Highlights	22:20 – 23:20	Eurosport 2
Saturday 26^th October 2019
LIVE - Raceday	13:30 – 19:15	Eurosport 2
Highlights	22:00 – 23:30	Eurosport 2
Thursday 31^st October 2019
Highlights	20:00 – 21:00	ITV 4

Photo credits:

www.photopsp.com/FIM/WSBK/Yamaha Racing